What are the effects if you dont remove implanon after 3 years?

dont have the money or insurance to have it removed and im scared that it may cause infertility... i do want children one day. i was supposed to have it removed in january of 2014. i have noticed that i am moody and sex drive is horrible since i was supposed to have it removed but didnt think anything about it until reading the reviews and now i kind of worried. some reviews say that its fine to leave it in for another year and some reviews say that it may cause serious damage to the arm and the cervex. not sure whether to go to the hospital and have it removed or just leave it in until i get the money.

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Here's another option. Planned parenthood. It can become "grown in" and have to removed surgically if left in too long. It also could move and need surgery to take it out. The hormones decrease and are gone so I don't see how it can do damage other then that.

I just had my implanon removed today. The three years expired in March this year and it is now almost October. It was slightly difficult for the dr to get out and he kept commenting on how soft and floppy the microfibre rod had become. It was very uncomfortable having it removed and he needed a nurse there to help him stretch my skin whilst he tried to remove the implanon. I would definitely recommend removing it as soon as you can.

As far I know there are no long term affects and leaving an implanon in will in no way leave you infertile. All the hormones inside have left after three years. The only harm is that there is the risk of it mislodging or moving around or being more 'stuck' behind the layers of skin if that makes sense.